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B98 8HE

Greenlands & Lakeside · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Redditch
Ward
Greenlands & Lakeside
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B98 8EU 61 m
B98 8HF 95 m
B98 8HZ 102 m
B98 8HJ 106 m
B98 8HH 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 8HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8
Latitude
52.311609
Longitude
-1.931373
British National Grid easting
404,775
British National Grid northing
268,167

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Greenlands & Lakeside · E05015618
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164386
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 001A · E01032226
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 001 · E02006721

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
166, Easemore Road, Redditch, B98 8HE 27 February 2004 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
10

  1. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    95 m

  2. St Stephen's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    185 m

  3. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    422 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,726
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,183
  • Shoplifting 303
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Public order 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 170

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B98 8 residents
8,704

Age bands in B98 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,621 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

969 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,054 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,511 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    848 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    887 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    ST. STEPHENS SURGERY, ADELAIDE STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AL

    ODS code M81001

    925 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    1.5 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.3 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    2.7 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 39 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81616

    3.5 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

    1 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81617

    3.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Meadowhill Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.0 miles

  • Meadowhill Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.0 miles

  • Lady Harriet's Lane

    BCT · St Georges

    0.2 miles

  • Gibbs Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.2 miles

  • Lady Harriet's Lane

    BCT · St Georges

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 001A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,918 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 10 secondary schools. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School is the nearest published school at 95 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,726 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,183 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.